Ralph Thoresby - William Smith - 1722-04-18

Ralph Thoresby, Leeds

Ralph Thoresby - William Smith - 1722-04-18

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	15608
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	Ralph Thoresby
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	William Smith
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	April 18, 1722
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.	Leeds ^{53° 47' 50.71" N, 1° 32' 37.66" W}
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	Smith 1729, pp. 41-31, Burnett 2020b, p. 5032
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Coin Weight , Greek , Bronze , Roman Republican
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	English
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ

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Grand documentOriginal passage from the "Grand document".

'rather than let your ingenious Nephew come without a Letter, I stole so much Time as to weigh the Greek Coins, which I thought would not have been of Use to you because Staters [sic]; However, here I transmit some of all the Greek Coins, and likewise, as you desire, of all the Brass Consular Monies; and request your learned and curious Computations thereupon; I mean not as to the Inscriptions, but Value and Times of Mintage. .. [a list of weights follows]' (Smith 1729, pp. 41-3)

References

^ Smith, William (1729) Literae de Re Nummaria; in Opposition to The Common Opinion that the Denarii Romani were never larger than Seven an Ounce: with some Remarks on Dr Arbuthnot’s Book, and Tables. And some other Miscellanies relating to the same subject, Newcastle.
^ Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.